SEWER LICENSE BASE CHARGEOnce the sewer license has been purchased, minimum charges for sewer are billed monthly, at a rate of $12.67 per Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU), until permanent service is established.

(Broomfield Municipal Code: 13-08-080)

AVERAGE WINTER CONSUMPTION (AWC)
Water usage is analyzed from four monthly bills between November 1 and March 31 (typically Nov-Feb or Dec-Mar, depending on your billing cycle). We calculate the average usage across those four months, which then becomes your AWC.

EQUIVALENT RESIDENTIAL UNIT (ERU)
This value is based on a comparison to the demand of a single-family residence (approximately 116,800 gallons of sewage per year). The standard ERU is 1, and then varies according to the predicted usage once construction is complete. The ERU is determined at the time that water and sewer licenses are purchased. Multi-unit, residential buildings are usually assigned 1 ERU for each dwelling unit.